It's already DAY THREE of our blog tour.  Anyone get any treats yet? If so, leave a comment. We'd love to hear what you've won. If you haven't done so yet, be sure to enter the Amazon card giveaway via the rafflecopter form below. And remember, each blogger will feature different interviews and have some goodies to give out as well, so stop by them all. Keep an eye on the tour on Twitter for special prizes there too.

Today, I'm featuring a fellow Leap Books author, Patrice Lyle, who just celebrated the book birthday of her new Middle Grade book. And, I'm also going to interview myself! I'm both an author and a blogger for this tour, so get ready for a bit of a Gollum moment. Things might get a little weird ... But first, Patrice!

When I was a kid, I was terrified by horror movies but fascinated by them all the same. (I was obsessed with VHS box covers. And, now I just gave away my age.) What was your scariest horror movie as a kid? This is funny but The Wizard of Oz. The wicked witch freaked me out! I had to leave the room when she came on screen.

Me too! My mom used to try to decrease my freak-out by telling me she was just the lady from the coffee commercials. What about your own personal ghost stories. Any creepy experiences in your past? Yes, I saw a ghost float by the front window of an old house on my college campus. Rumor was a teenaged girl died in the house.

We had a ghost story in one of my dorms, too. I lived in an old convent building for a couple years. What had been the chapel served as a study hall. The legend was that one of the sisters hung herself in the attic. Luckily, I never saw anything or I would have been putting in for a new dorm assignment faster than you can say flying nun.

Patrice Lyle has never met a ghost story she didn’t like. She’s been fascinated with the paranormal since childhood. She attributes this fascination to having heard old family stories of ghostly wreaths, ESP, and money hidden in the lining of antique purses. She grew up on the Oregon Coast and has a Master’s Degree in Writing Popular Fiction. Now she lives with her husband and three cats near Orlando, where she’s working on the next Poison Ivy novel and trolling the area for ghostly happenings. 

When I was a kid, I was terrified by horror movies but fascinated by them all the same. Well, Jessica, “Poltergeist” came out when I was six. I was in bed while the grown-ups watched it, & just listening was enough to keep me up all night.
 
Okay, this IS weird. I'll just tell you about my family ghost story. My grandmother grew up in a coal mining village in Pennsylvania. She used to tell us about a ghostly figure that rose from a lake in coal-country, PA when she was a kid. It scared the bejesus out of her. She also used to talk about a man in brown she'd see in her house from time to time. I never saw him, but I used to get major creeps on her second floor. I actually have nightmares where I have to sleep over her house and I'm terrified.

As you may already know, I have a new book coming out next month. I'm super excited to be included in "Fright Before Christmas," but since I have that cover all over this site, I thought I'd share the magnet that's part of the swag pack I'm giving away. 

Welcome to DAY TWO of our spooky blog tour. Did you enjoy yesterday's goodies? Well, here are some more for you. You'll want to get in on all the prizes so don't forget to enter the Amazon card giveaway via the rafflecopter form below. Also, be sure to visit all the blogger's sites each day of the tour for special prize ops, and keep an eye on the tour on Twitter. We'll be giving away special prizes there too. 

​On to today's interviews. Feel free to tell us your own stories by posting in the comments. We'd love to hear from you!

When I was a kid, I was terrified by horror movies but fascinated by them all the same. (I was obsessed with VHS box covers. And, now I just gave away my age.) What was your scariest horror movie as a kid? The Wicked Witch of the West made “The Wizard of Oz” the scariest movie of my childhood.

I was absolutely terrified of her too for a few years. Not so much the witch version of her, but the part where she's flying around the tornado on her bike ... I have no idea why, but it creeped me out big time. Do you have any ghost stories passed down through your family? Or maybe one of your own ...? We had a human sized cut-out on the staircase landing to our 3rd floor, just to scare people into thinking it was a ghost! 

LOL! Better to fake it than have to live through it for real. I bet you guys had some interesting experiences.

​Tina Ferraro is the author of several young adult novels and novellas, as well as upwards of a hundred romantic short stories for teens and adults. A two-time finalist for the Romance Writers of America's RITA award and the National Reader's Choice award for her young adult novels, her interests include Facebook Scrabble, the color orange, and chasing coyotes out of her neighborhood.

What was your scariest horror movie back in the day? Definitely The Exorcist. It came out when I was a kid, and it was the first scary movie I ever saw. The horror stuck with me ever since.

That one came out during my childhood too, but I never even considered watching that one. I took me years to get up the courage for "Poltergeist." I had no misconceptions I was too much of a wuss for "The Exorcist," so I only saw it years later when I could handle it. Do you have any ghost stories passed down through your family? Or maybe one of your own ...? My mom used to live in this house where she later found out someone had died. Her bed used to shake in the middle of the night. At first it scared her, but then she got fed up. Thinking it was a ghost, she decided to confront it. “We both have to live here!” Her bed never shook again.

​I'd never sleep again. Ever. 

Welcome to DAY ONE of our spooky blog tour. You'll want to get in on all the goodies so don't forget to enter the Amazon card giveaway via the rafflecopter form below. Also, be sure to visit each blogger's site each day of the tour and keep an eye on the tour on Twitter. We'll be giving away special prizes there too. 

Eacy day of the tour, I'll be asking the authors the same two questions. Feel free to post your answers to the questions in the comments. We'd love to hear from you!

When I was a kid, I was terrified by horror movies but fascinated by them all the same. (I was obsessed with VHS box covers. And, now I just gave away my age.) What was your scariest horror movie as a kid? Poltergeist. Hands down. I watched it when I was about 6 years old. Big mistake.

Mine too! I'm kind of giving away my answer for later in the tour, but that one freaked the heck out of me. We had HBO back then, and they played it all the time. I'd watch the first half our or so, but as soon as the tree/closet scene was about to start, I was out of there. I'm always fascinated by people's family legends. Do you have any ghost stories passed down through your family? Or maybe one of your own ...? I felt something climb up the bed then it took my head, turned it, and pushed my face into the pillow. Probably a dream, but still freaked me out!

Dream or not, that sounds super freaky! 

Elizabeth Holloway is an author of young adult fiction living in Southern Pennsylvania with her two teen children and their growing number of pets. In addition to writing, she is a registered nurse, an avid reader, an out-of-practice artist, a karaoke singer, and a music lover. She is still trying to decide what she wants to be when she grows up.
Her first novel, CALL ME GRIM, is available NOW. The sequel, DEATH BECOMES ME, will release in Fall 2015. She is represented by Lindsay Ribar of Sanford J. Greenburger Associates.

When I was a kid, I was terrified by horror movies but fascinated by them all the same. What was your scariest horror movie as a kid? DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK freaked me out so much, I don’t think I slept for a full year!

That happened to me after I saw "Aliens." I couldn't cross a dark room without running for at least a year. What about your childhood or family ghost stories? Any good ones? My last house was haunted by the ghost of a little boy. I saw him once, heard him each night, but my daughter saw him nearly ever day.

Your daughter must be one brave girl ... Thanks for sharing that!

Jennifer Murgia writes moody fiction for teens—from paranormal fantasy (ANGEL STAR, LEMNISCATE, THE BLISS), to contemporary gut-puncher s (BETWEEN THESE LINES). Her latest, FOREST OF WHISPERS, a 17th century hist
orical mystery (about witches!) was a School Library Journal Fall 2014 HOT TITLE, and a 2014 Moonbeam Children’s Literature Award Winner (Bronze Medal for YA Horror/Mystery). The sequel, CASTLE OF SIGHS, releases October 27, 2015 from Spencer Hill Press. She is the co-founder and coordinator of YA FEST and currently resides in Pennsylvania